Chapter 149: Xu Changsheng’s Daily Life

One day later, Li Si obtained the No-Leakage Dao Body.

This gave him an even stronger foundation for achieving his Perfect Dao Foundation.

Then, he began cultivating his fourth type of Dao Body. This was the World Transcending Dao Body, needed to advance beyond the Nascent Soul Realm and challenge the Divine Transformation Realm.

This was preparation for the Divine Transformation Realm.

It carried the meaning of crossing three thousand worlds, escaping birth, aging, illness, and death.

Because once you reached the Divine Transformation Realm, your lifespan could be as long as three thousand years, a kind of minor immortality.

Therefore, all the diseases of the mortal world, and the external injuries caused by aging, would become distant concerns.

This was also the first step in preparing for the Heavenly Tribulation and Ascension, still in the foundation-building stage.

The method to obtain this World Transcending Dao Body was still quite simple: consume elixirs, refine violet energy, or comprehend the great Dao.

Relatively speaking, consuming elixirs was the easiest. For instance, Li Si was now planning to refine several cauldrons of Longevity Elixirs. Yes, these were the very famous elixirs developed specifically for the World Transcending Dao Body by the Shendan Sect.

With these, it was far more cost-effective than burning Fate to boost Bloodline and Bone Evolution Progress.

Because cultivating the World Transcending Dao Body couldn’t be managed with Gray Fortune or Black Fortune; it required White Fortune. One portion of White Fortune could increase Bloodline and Bone Evolution Progress by 0.1%.

Tsk, squandering Fate felt so wasteful.

It was nothing compared to the higher value-added Longevity Elixir.

Li Si needed three days and 3 million points of Heaven-Mending Magical Power to refine one cauldron of Longevity Elixirs. He got 12 pills per cauldron, each boosting Evolution Progress by 1%, with a total cost of only 3,000 portions of Gray Fortune.

If he’d stubbornly used White Fortune to upgrade, that 12% progress would have consumed 120 portions of White Fortune.

This story teaches us: while Fate is powerful, it’s definitely not omnipotent.

Rather than pinning everything on elusive luck, hoping pies or beauties fall from the sky, it was better to be down-to-earth and work hard.

Li Si was very relieved he had learned this truth.

Next, he diligently refined pills and consumed elixirs. Almost a month passed. After consuming over a hundred Longevity Elixirs, Li Si successfully obtained the World Transcending Dao Body.

Since then, his body had been adjusted and nurtured to near perfection. This process also involved subtle adjustments to his appearance. Things like ape-like arms and a wasp waist, or being divinely handsome like jade, or standing tall like a jade tree with sword-shaped brows and star-like eyes – there was no need for deliberate effort. The optimal result emerged naturally as his Bloodline and Bone evolved.

Why were immortal women considered beautiful? Because they represented the most perfect human evolution. Subconsciously, everyone felt drawn.

Like those memorable nine seconds on an ink-dark night, truly uncontrollable, instantly feeling like he’d fallen in love.

Now, with the World Transcending Dao Body, Li Si had attained something like that state. Only the final temperament needed refining.

But cultivating Dao Bodies had to stop here. His cultivation level wasn’t sufficient for further progress.

Counting the time, thirty-seven days had passed since Big Fly last came to drop off his “paycheck”. Though it probably wouldn’t come again, Li Si still kind of missed it.

To that end, he specifically took a whole day to inspect his territory.

First was the Yunhua Sect’s territory. For five hundred miles around, it was lush with green, tall trees touched the sky, flowers bloomed red amidst willow green, streams babbled – like a paradise.

This was the benefit of spiritual energy recovery.

The entire five-hundred-mile radius around the Yunhua Sect was sealed off by Li Si with the Locking Dragon Sky Confining Array, preventing accidental intrusion. This was his private garden, a reserved trump card, and an emergency reserve force.

Thus, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy here was the thickest.

Outside this circle lay the city clusters: Greyrock City – Eastflow City – Jiuxuan Spirit Sword Sect towns, along with Kaoshan City – Blackwater City – Reed City – Floating Cloud Sect towns.

This was like the second ring. Spiritual energy recovery here was about one-fifth that of the inner ring. But that was still impressive. After a little over a month, this area was also filled with greenery, vibrant with life. Evil entities, evil spirits, even demon men were long gone.

This zone had a population of 240,000. It was currently the most developed area, with two Divine Transformation cultivators, twelve Nascent Soul cultivators, over a hundred Golden Core cultivators, nearly 20,000 Foundation Building cultivators, and 150,000 Qi Refining cultivators.

For a city or region, this many Cultivators represented productivity.

Take Kaoshan City as an example. Based on the Blackwater River, Blackwater City and Reed City had become Kaoshan City’s strategic partners. Two small cities and six towns downstream, nearly a thousand miles away with about 100,000 people, had also joined the Kaoshan Alliance. They established good relations with the Floating Cloud Sect and the Mountback Sect.

Three of those towns even relocated entirely to Kaoshan City or Reed City.

Yet the towns they left behind were quickly filled by outsiders – inhabitants from outside the Yunhua Law Seal’s suppression zone.

Because outside that circle, the Blood Cloud shrouded the land again, though much fainter than before. However, the temptation of daily sunshine was truly sweet.

So, during the month-plus Li Si was buried in pill refining to cultivate his World Transcending Dao Body, almost 200,000 people migrated to just the downstream Blackwater River area.

Some, relying on various sects, found suitable spots by the river for farming and building new towns. Others joined Reed City, other small towns, or even headed directly for Kaoshan City.

Cheng Tianhao’s influence as a Water God plus Divine Transformation expert was no joke.

Plus, with Xu Shen, the Divine Transformation expert from Floating Cloud Sect, people naturally sought higher ground – human nature.

Thus, in just this one month, Kaoshan City’s population ballooned to eighty thousand. It was overloaded.

No choice. They had to divert ten thousand people to Heishi Town, and another twenty thousand to an uninhabited small town to the north.

That was downstream. Upstream had even more people, as the Blackwater River had many tributaries there. Xu Shen personally went there, traveling among the upstream cities. He expanded the Kaoshan Alliance from three member cities to fifteen, with a total population of 520,000.

Notably, even the former capital of the Sacred Raven Kingdom migrated over. Not moving wasn’t really an option. Being in darkness yet yearning for light was an instinctive urge.

However, these later migrants couldn’t be counted in the second ring; they belonged at best to the third ring.

Anyway, it was a huge gain.

Li Si, the Calamity-Bearing Human King, now commanded over a million people. Among Cultivators: two at Divine Transformation, twenty at Nascent Soul, 237 at Golden Core, and about fifty thousand at Foundation Building.

Influenced by this, within the Yunhua Law Seal, another 50 portions of the Fortune of Heaven and Earth automatically diluted, flowing into the Mortal Realm and transforming into Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy.

By now, it was equivalent to 150 portions of Heavenly and Earthly Fortune circulating in the market.

Calculated, this was about 1500 trillion points of magical power.

A vast sum indeed.

Using the Yunhua Law Seal, Li Si calculated and monitored, concluding this:

During the first month following the spiritual energy recovery, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed a slight rise. But entering the second month, it dipped slightly and was now stable.

As for the Producer Price Index (PPI), affected by the large influx of people into the market, it remained high. Specific data required waiting until the end of the second month.

Well, speaking plainly, in normal terms:

Population growth stimulated the Fortune of Heaven and Earth. The Yunhua Law Seal released funds. This Fortune flowed into the market, becoming Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy. Spiritual energy was absorbed by Cultivators, generating magical power. This improved lives, built cities, cultivated land, invisibly boosting the Mortal Realm market’s activity. Hence, suppressing Fortune became more effective, generating even more Heavenly and Earthly Fortune in the Illusory Realm. This Fortune was then injected back into the Yunhua Law Seal, completing the cycle.

Was there a risk of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy being completely depleted during this process? Yes, if any link failed, it certainly could.

Or, if the Mortal Realm population reached a limit, or if wars erupted between races, causing fluctuations.

Then, nothing more. Li Si’s current level of understanding only let him grasp this much.

As for why the increase in Heavenly and Earthly Fortune was tied to the Mortal Realm, why it could transform into spiritual energy, that was beyond Li Si’s understanding.

He couldn’t even figure out why Fate could be exchanged for magical power and Soul Power, but how did magical and Soul Power replenish Fate?

Like, what was the relationship between oil and bread?

He couldn’t figure it out, so he stopped trying. But the benefits were obvious.

With these one million people thriving in his domain, even without extreme micromanagement, he could earn 10 portions of Golden Fate yearly. In ten years, that would be one portion of Purple Qi Luck – Huh, why did that suddenly feel rather measly?

Oh, how he missed Big Fly!

One “paycheck” was equivalent to a whole year’s earnings here.

What’s more, this easy life likely only lasted a year. After a year, his Calamity-Bearing Human King’s tribulation would strike again.

Fine, the tribulation was his turn now.

Therefore, he couldn’t just wait for the calamity to come. He had to act proactively to avert disasters and solve difficulties.

Managing his population well was paramount. They absolutely could not cause trouble now.

With this thought, Li Si immediately summoned the Yunhua Law Seal and manifested a divine display. Starting from Greyrock City, then to Eastflow City, Reed City, Kaoshan City, Blackwater City…

He skimmed low over a total of fifty cities. At this moment, regardless of status – Divine Transformation expert, Nascent Soul expert, or even the most common mortal – all felt the Yunhua Law Seal’s majestic, sun-like oppressive power.

No one’s thoughts could escape it. They all felt exposed, inside and out.

Those with special marks within their bodies were found one by one, resolved, and eliminated.

This further reduced the risk of being locked onto by unknown deities or demons like Big Fly, who could then disrupt the Mortal Realm. While this meant fewer potential payoffs,

for the ultimate calamity, Li Si had to do it.

Of course, this was only possible because the Yunhua Law Seal now contained an immense amount of the Fortune of Heaven and Earth, leaving no secrets hidden. Otherwise, Li Si himself could never achieve such an effect.

After using the Yunhua Law Seal to intimidate the entire million-strong populace, Li Si, under the name Xu Changsheng of the Yunhua Sect, issued divine decrees. No need for nested identities anymore.

He currently ran twenty-four little alt-accounts, enough for any maneuver. Xu Changsheng, the Calamity-Bearing Human King, must stand front and center.

He sent twelve divine decrees straight to the mid and high-level leaders of the various cities. It mainly stated: past actions forgiven; from now on, obey laws, love the Human Race, promote population growth, encourage development, be good to others, strengthen the Cultivator world, etc.

Then, Li Si’s various little alt-accounts went live. Each alt-account corresponded to one city. Cities without alt-accounts instantly got one.

All alt-accounts, one after another, began issuing secondary divine decrees.

They expressed full support for the Calamity-Bearing Human King, Xu Changsheng; love for the Human Race; committed to vigorous development; and threatened death without a burial place for those daring to go against the tide.

Additionally, each city must erect three divine idols of the Human King, and nine idols of the respective alt-account (the little deity). They needed shrines, temples, and establish Temple Knight Groups and Temple Priest Groups.

By the end of that day, Li Si had issued close to ten thousand divine decrees.

He was exhausted.

Never micromanaging like that again.